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Related: About this forumThe Contrarian: ABC. CBS. NBC. They're All Caving to Trump. We're Not.
Jun 8, 2026 #TrumpPress #TheContrarian #AprilRyan
Norm Eisen and April Ryan pull no punches on the accelerating collapse of corporate media independence. From Trump's on-camera confrontation with Kristen Welker to the forced departure of Scott Pelley at CBS, they break down exactly how America's biggest news networks are surrendering to presidential pressure and what it means for democracy when the free press goes silent.
April Ryan, a veteran White House correspondent who survived Trump's first-term attacks on the press corps firsthand, explains why she saw all of this coming and why The Contrarian isn't backing down.
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The Contrarian: ABC. CBS. NBC. They're All Caving to Trump. We're Not. (Original Post)
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Lovie777
(24,086 posts)1. They owned by RWers....................
dave99
(345 posts)2. Fucking Republicans that want the Constitution destroyed
some_of_us_are_sane
(3,789 posts)3. Sadly, we live in a SECOND "Gilded Age"....
"The Gilded Age (roughly 18701900) was an era of stark contrasts. While a wealthy few thrived on unprecedented industrial prosperity and corruption, the general public faced severe hardships, including cramped tenement slums, low wages, and dangerous working conditions.
The old saying :"What goes around, comes around." How true.